MERS-CoV Infection of Alpaca in a Region Where MERS-CoV is Endemic

Chantal B E M Reusken; Chrispijn Schilp; V Stalin Raj; Erwin De Bruin; Robert H G Kohl; Elmoubasher A B A Farag; Bart L Haagmans; Hamad Al-Romaihi; Francois Le Grange; Berend-Jan Bosch; Marion P G Koopmans

doi:10.3201/eid2206.152113

MERS-CoV Infection of Alpaca in a Region Where MERS-CoV is Endemic

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jun;22(6):1129-31. doi: 10.3201/eid2206.152113. Epub 2016 Jun 15.

Authors

Chantal B E M Reusken, Chrispijn Schilp, V Stalin Raj, Erwin De Bruin, Robert H G Kohl, Elmoubasher A B A Farag, Bart L Haagmans, Hamad Al-Romaihi, Francois Le Grange, Berend-Jan Bosch, Marion P G Koopmans

No abstract available

Keywords: MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Qatar; SARS-CoV; Vicugna pacos; alpaca; camelid; dromedary; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Diseases / epidemiology*
Animal Diseases / virology*
Animals
Antibodies, Viral / immunology
Camelids, New World / virology*
Coronavirus Infections / veterinary*
Disease Susceptibility
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus* / genetics
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus* / immunology
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus* / isolation & purification
RNA, Viral

Substances

Antibodies, Viral
RNA, Viral